Poughkeepsie Journal from Poughkeepsie, New York • Page 22

fe 22 Poughkeepsie Journal Thursday, November 6, 1969 Firemen Cooperate In Fighting Mai St. Blaze (continued from paoe oNEi Merrick said the.bottom part A distance In nn olevnfnr of the building "Caved UV shaft. Volunteer fireman Stanley When firemen arrived, the Kacocha injured by flying co floor was completely debris, ablaze. Merrick sard if Kacocha was Fire units fought for an hour "a few feet nearer he would and half to try to prevent the have been buried," blaze from, spreading to the! Kacocha injured his leg. wallpaper store next door.

Firemen immediately rushed However, the flames leaped' to his aid and also to determine out the roof and back of the whether any other firemen were building and caught in the store. with him. The wallpaper store contained The intensity of the blaze jnanyilamabIec.ansof paint cans. paints ana winner materials, and uunnersto explode ThebuTldirinousingJthejM paper storecollapsed.jt.aboutJesTroyed. several stdresrirorri 'S a.mT sending mbble lnto thethe painf store aound the corner treetr tr the Captain's Table irV tuaTly just one building," rick said.

The building had been partitioned over the years, and Mer rick said, it has a common furnace and basement. The fire destroyed the one corner building and the building at 393 Main St. The quarters for Alamo Am bulance at 6 N. Hamilton the former Niagara firehouse, was severely damaged by collapsing walls. All that remains of the cor rier building Is a shell!" of damage would run into thethousandSiiand thousands of dollars," officials said.

XontenUbfUhe'Mltchcll Fur niture Xo. at 395 'Main St77 are considered complete, loss," due to smoke and water dam age, Merrick said. Another business destroyed bv the fire was the Joseph An thony Beauty Salon at 393 Main St. Although' the building had been vacant except for the Re publican headquarters and the beauty salon on the ground floor, the two floors above were being used as a storage area for VanBenschoten 395 Main St. City officialstodajrcpmmend ed the fire department for the jobrin iighting the MayorRichard; JvUtcrTell, who was at the scene allnight and" said," 4'It was a 'commendable job.

"The way the firemen work ed, not only at this fire but at ail fires, should make Poughkeepsie very proud." Throughout the day, 23 tails for mutual aid were sounded involving 10 companies and 25 pieces of equipment. There were 15. pieces at the scene, including all the city's equipment, and 136 hours of mutual aid was logged in fight ing the fire. Companies involped Included Fairview, Arlington, RoosevelV lPleasant Valley, Hyde ParkT LaGrange, Wappingers FAlLs, Highland and Hamburg. Some oflHe companies were called relocatr at city 's fire' "stations, and others put on 'stand py alert.

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Our Thanks to Merrick ondto fhe members or the Foug keepsie Fire Department for their greaf effort ond efficient work in fighting a most difficult blaze; and to the 'men of the Poughkeepsie Police Department for their essential assistance. WATER IS POURED into the firefrom the the Sun Wallpaper Co. business was con Mafn Street side. The ruins at left is whfere ducted. poughkpn jourmi ptt TO FIljE COMPANIES from VARLirJGTON PAIRV1EW, HYDE PARK HIGHLAND and LAGRANGE who acted in stand by capacity.

OUR APPRECIATION to our i friends and frfendly cprhpetitors'. "for all of their generous offers of help. TO OUR CUSTOMERS We are fortunate that at Mitchell's have hod no fire damage. We have had smoke domgge ond "extreme 'water damoge; and our store will be closed for a period of time. We "will I'keep'you informed and.

weqjk your' ndulaence. 1 i (U ri it 1 1 I cy "1 HiiiiHlteiK fl1 Xl i 1 wh iLm juLLVILLLLLLLLLLHiLLHiLLLl MMMMMMMMMMmm flwt a HBlwIIHBrH Kl IKjiiilllilM.M IB We wish to express our thanks to the Fire DpftmentrPolice Department and other agencies for their help in the fire4n our Store. We have set up temporary fluarfers af41 MairiStreetyi Poughkeepsie: Telephone 471 r2880. 1 The management and personnel of SUN WALLPAPER PAINT inc CITy FIREMEN; high In the. bucket of the snorkel truck pour water down into bh Hamiltoji'St.

which housed the restaurant oh its first floor, At rlgh fifihe former Niagara fire house, sP(likMPl Journal fhol I.